New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-23
RI1LLYING THE COMMITTEE.
ANTHONY BARRETT EXHIBITS HIMSELF.

The Assembly Inv estgating Committees session IL
Brooklyn yesterday was the most exctng Ses -
owing TO the disgraceful conduct oil lohS e..
Tho practically forced himself upon the country
witness and then proceeded 10 Insult 'a' IN Who
M. Barrett is a red-faced loud-voiced man, M" u
aresaes Uke . tough and walks with a s""ee'i 'io
is the counsel tor Sheriff Farley ana wnen ,u.s
iynorant official was being questioned barrett ''io W
prompt his answers ana 10 oui'uoso @ -. % a
TIs bas acted oil through the investigation as II
,,o;d that damaging facts would be brought OUT
,sectioe Boss" Mclaughlin aud lis heutehah's' VI
HON Barrett is OF the chief. When the in.cS,s'
ton of the electric light grab was pegnn MI pa,
,ett npneared as one OF tho stochnoiuers anu 's
.ttornev far Mclaughlin, Shevlin and helmar, VINO
control the corporations which get iron SZOoooo W
$500 600 from the city Tor electric street hgh'is "
Door quality. . ...o1ar
After Mr.. Barrett had made a statement Yesterday,
e.. .h;oh lao interlarded stump speeches Win traneS
..a;pst the members of the committee. ha"yei a.
sons beqan questioning him. Inc WITNESS q" y.
ob;, cted TO the form OF the questions ana " .o
know whether he was uIder eS"'nin"n t .noatod
.~ar,;nation and asked II witnesses were no. u'"'
,sa,I ono as # he favored the investigation ana
another as il he opposed IT, ~ ,,o
Chairman Bacon raped TOT oruei W "" WV
,vitness that ne talking too mueh' ~,
yo, had halter be careful how you Talk 10 me- "I'
r,i,n,.n said Mr. Barrett in loud insulting Tore,
,noL,nc toward Boss" Mclaughlin tor approval
Th;s was more than AssemblymaD Cole could stand.
and he turned to Nj. Parsons ana salo III ois'iuo'
u
Mr. Barrets red face fairly 6iazed NJ mus; an@ ne
.houted Yon are a coward and seoundrei' |o"o
outside and i'll punch your head OIL
n, Cole scorned to reply to such language OF tne
shop, in which Barrett made us hyns os'o ..
s;L.d nm n law practice, and Mr.. Parsons said tia'
Ps,o which needed any such defence as the witness
had given was easily characterized, ana IL wVuu w
better Ia let him have full swing MT. Ioie .nen
snggested that he go ahead Barrett wae .iota 81.
hat ,igbt the committee had to investigate Tue
a0aira n
light company anyway. .,. .h. ooro,,it
tee. suggested that the witness need NOT a7h euen
ouestions and Mr.. Parsons said he was gad 10 see
democrat trying to control the witness -, po,o..
Nobody amt going to cohtroi me- S"'u D"'"
al am going to say all please. .o5 Nv parsous
In tho further examination ne stoppcSu FIT az 'o
and said amt going to sit here and hear any one
say in undertone we stole the eono ., ' hyought
hers and treated like criminals propose 10 ucIen1 u
me- ali here and elsewhere mentally and physcaly.
When the committee was through with barrett ne
" toia that was all He asked il be was not wanted
sny more Colonel Bacon said =" we are 'prousp
with Won, with many thanks; ~, ,;,,oo .bo,l
"Wbatw said Barrett, "does Inc eonn'i''00 mann
ne Yes answered Colonel Bacon, unanimously, for
your kind nd gentlemany conduct III tue "i'"e''-
Rarre,t was about to blaze ont when Mr. Parsons
asked him if he had not said enough; ,.n ., ,hon :,
NO." he answered, VI want "lo'hei YUM " '
anu ne Grst witnes, of the day Horace E. Deming
no, faila
tnb away from M. Blaine. and then wlihdreT from
,ha "rcanizstion aud founded the Citizens League.
lie testified to the way IN whlen tne m e 90 Tor
Light Company bought out Pope, seven q o. ros
mbom he was counsel in 1854, when ttanchlse was
snn%bt by the firm in BROOKLYN In order TO ger inc
dmit Cbiet Nevins of the Fire Department INTO me
companv and then consents were secured ron n inc
Aldermen. Soon afierward the n,eaeI I;r SbesIn
Vov;ns and Delmar and the Citizens Company was
formed by them The original COMPANY had TO ony ou.
Veins interest for $4,000 1t was practically a
forced sale The electrical plant was snpphed 5v &
Tbo,ovson- Houston Company. MT Dcmnl@ oeh'eu
that tie franchise obtained by Pope, SeweL u Co. was
fraudulent SO tar as lie knew , .. :. .o.a %
Judge Greene questioned the witness IN ~ com
many and got its valuable franchise Tor strnshg wires
lar lust the bare cost OF the work done by inc com
H% aS c;,;zens Electric Light Company, Boss " Me-
TanyLi;n and Anthony Barrett had frequent consnta
ton and made &c aa fold one side OF the
case and he wanted 10 be Leard "a co1hsei LOT
Co lin Mr. Demines presence ime SUaiiv yiedeJ
90 b;s imnortuuty. lie declared that thleI Ne'lh'
lad been solicited to take an interest IN me coipa,
nv PONG Seweu 4 Co.. and he bought OUT the micres
=. ~, rho firm When others wanted &c sell Ou
Mclaughlin and Demar took the stock me "I pe
took two shares 80 as to DC d'tec,or' "e o on y,
Sewcl & Co tried to get trustees 10 nonu te tonpam.
,hev tailed and they sought purchaser oi their par
Of the stock. While the negotiations we're 10 Progte1s
ghevlu and Nevins wanted 70 sell, but MciaugnIh
,a,usod When the matter was brought TO tic attcn
lion of Charles COOoer wi had formed ihe Muuoipa
Electric Lighting COMPANY ~ the h co and it wa
.one in a friendly manner. Mr.. Barrett also tcsuhe
that Nevns was opposed TO putting wires ; u, III
aroata overheard He did not force his way INTO u
.iectr;c LIGHT company Deming testified nor "eI
Pope, sewel & Co. squeezed out: o;,,.on y ,ros nov
ANDREW Mclean. Editor of The 'ltHeh', was hGA
Questioned in regard TO article published IN HI
paner on October 49, | $780, entitled NO more bIlch
mail" in which starting statements we're Rnr;uo Asa
tine amounts paid by the Brighton Se"ch hacihS s ~
cation for protection from interference with pooi'ei
ing The witness refused to tell VINO MIot. VI
article and said he knew nothing about " unt ~ wa
nhlsbed The article got III the paper through dece
or neglect OF duty. lie refused to say whether sAJ'
Wh.ser the sporting editor of the paper, and one
,ha ;ndees AZ the Brighton Beach track who 1" r.
noried 10 have written it. did so. The only way
prove the statements in the article, he saio "ou'u
10 question the managers OF the racetTacE; III;
Edwin NJ WINS, a brother OF CITY ChamoeriaIh N'I
q, This city testified that he went to Health comm
sioner Otterson to get young physician appointed
a no.iti,n When he told DR.. Oterson that his irer
was a Republican the latter said -" NAT seiIes !;
and he would have 10 get " BOSS 'cI.au EiiIi ~
dorsement. Dr. Ottcrson would appoint only Den
r,ata TO office and any appointments had TO he rath'
ain willoughby -st.," where " Boss Mclaughlin III
uesItb Commissioner Otterson next called
the witness land. lie said he asked Tor tue resign
tons OF all the men in his department ~hen nc ro
office and he made his appointments from those WI
passed the Civil Serice examinations ne subpos
they Democrats but he appom'ea1 one hep y
ican among tort, three appointments he coula D
remember ANYTHING that Mr.. WINS testiheu TO-
never told any one to 90 TO Mr. Mclaughlin Tor
pointnent 800 ,,,,or ;rforrna :;
in regard 10 Civil Service matters. In the sosenco
other Witnesses the examination was c0nciGdeu'
was stated that efforts to secure the attendance Vi
II Encem.n 4. II. Batters5v and MAJOR " heeser,
the Brighton Beach Racing Association; had u
unsuccessful, as they stayed al Clifton, \. d. "h'
racing is no@ going on
ALIvELY GAME OF LACROSSE ToDAE
The New-Yorf Lacrosse Club will play its first MAJ
of the season this at the ST. George grou
Staten Island. meeting the strong team OF Iri nc
college The New-York team viii practlcaly NC